Sentences with phrase «apc aspirant»

FCT POLICE RESCUE KIDNAPPED APC ASPIRANT, OLABINTAN, AFTER 72 HR SEIGE.

KIDAPPED APC ASPIRANT: FCT POLICE ARREST 3 GANG MEMBERS; DEPLOY OVER 100 POLICE OFFICERS TO KWALI.

The APC aspirant urged the national leader not to influence the emergence of the candidate of the party, adding that he should allow the party to conduct a credible primary.

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday, met behind closed doors in Lagos with all the APC aspirants for the Ekiti State governorship election.

The National Chairman of the All Grassroots Alliance, Dr. Olukayode Oshiariyo, said the central government's influence wouldn't count for the APC aspirants in the Ekiti State governorship election.

Why are the APC aspirants so many, or is it that they find it difficult to work together?

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Text of a press conference by three aggrieved APC governorship aspirants — Chief Olusola Oke, Chief Segun Abraham and Senator Ajayi Borofice — held at the NUJ Press Centre, Akure... on Friday

Our attention has been drawn to a roguish report by an online medium WazobiaReporters, alleging that, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, a Governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC) may dump the APC and contest the governorship election under the platform of the Alliance for Democracy (AD).

The Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday 10th October 2016 disqualified the People's National Convention's (PNC) Dr. Edward Mahama, Hassan Ayariga's All People's Congress (APC),, the Progressive People's Party's (PPP) Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, and other aspirants from contesting in the December elections.

It is important to bring into the public domain that on Friday, September 2nd, 2016, a new copy of compromised delegates list was made available to all the aspirants by the Election Committee of APC around 10:30 pm.

A group known as the Abia Youth Forum, AYF, has berated an All Progressives Congress, APC, aspirant in next year's State's House of Assembly election, Chijioke...

Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has revealed what leaders of the party discussed with Ekiti governorship aspirants in Abuja.

• What we have witnessed today, is one of the essential elements in the electoral cycle in any democracy — the exercise of the collective will over the aspirations of many — the emergence of the candidate of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the July 14, 2018 gubernatorial election in Ekiti state, out of many eminently qualified aspirants.

Captain Bala Jibrin, Bauchi APC Gubernatorial aspirant has blamed the party's national congress committee and governor Abubakar of Bauchi state for allegedly hijacking Saturday's congresses in...

While praying for a hitch - free Sallah celebration, Akinlade, who is a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, canvassed for genuine love, respect for one another, generosity and kindness in the Gateway state and the society.

Over 2650 delegates from 16 local government areas of the state would participate in the election holding at Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado - Ekiti.33 aspirants including two former governors of the state; Chief Segun Oni and Dr. Kayode Fayemi jostling for APC Governorship ticket.Fillers from the venue of the primaries indicated Fayemi or Oni might emerge winner based on comments from some of the delegates.The exercise being conducted by Governor Tanko Al - makura led committee is going on peaceful as Police has provided adequate security inside and outside the venue.

This, notwithstanding, the stance of the APC National Legal Adviser, Dr. Muiz Banire, SAN, that primaries should hold to avail all aspirants a level playing field; a submission that turned out to have met some of the party stalwarts on the wrong side thus snowballing into an internal crisis within the party.

The parties that are challenging the disqualification of their presidential aspirants include the Progressive People's Party (PPP) and the National Democratic Party (NDP), while the People's National Convention (PNC) and the All People's Congress (APC) have threatened to sue the EC if their disqualification is not revoked.

The APC candidate noted that the activities of all the aspirants in the past few months had further strengthened the party, adding that any of the aspirants would have made a better governor than any candidate the PDP could present.

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development and a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Wednesday congratulated the Ekiti State Deputy...

A former governorship aspirant in Rivers State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prince Tonye Princewill has spoken on the personality of Chibuike...

«The APC is not involved in Amaechi's appointment as DG of the Buhari Campaign organisation because it is at the level of aspirant.

The Electoral Commission on Monday disqualified Hassan Ayariga's All People's Congress (APC), the People's National Convention's (PNC) Dr. Edward Mahama, the Progressive People's Party's (PPP) Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, and ten other aspirants from contesting in the December presidential elections.

As the process for the selection of the party flag bearer in the July 8 by - election within the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), in Osun West Senatorial District continues, one of the two aspirants, Senator Mudashir Hussein has been allegedly disqualified.

The minister became the 37th among the aspirants that have shown interest in the seat on the APC platform.

A governorship aspirant and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abia State, Ambassador Chidike Ukauwa has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the current minister of Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah over alleged poor performance since assumption of office.

Bauchi APC gubernatorial aspirant, Captain Bala Jibrin exclusively told DAILY POST in Bauchi that the action of the faction is aimed at rescuing the party from further sliding.

Recall that a 5 - man panel was set up by the National Secretariat of the APC to conduct a thorough screening for aspirants against the June 12 primary.

Bejide, a PDP governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, hinted that it was dangerous for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to have lost a politician of Atiku's clout, saying, «his coming to our party will help us to regain power at the centre in 2019».

Meanwhile, one of the aspirants of the APC in Ondo State, Dr. Tunji Abayomi, has said the alleged error on the delegates» list used for the last Saturday's primary had nothing to do with the victory of the winner of the election, Rotimi Akeredolu.

Analysts close to the APC say there are two major cabals and possibly three operating within the party, with Tinubu on one side, President Muhammadu Buhari on another and former Vice President and presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar on the third.

A source quoted by the report said some popular aspirants, who enjoyed the support of the governor, won but some of them, who had been accused of lacking grass roots support, were defeated at the modified primaries conducted to elect APC candidates.

However, some governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) participating in the primary election have also expressed displeasure over the unrestricted movement by the state governor, around the venue of the election.

Former Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, and aspirant in the of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state's...

The APC flag bearer, after he was disqualified by the Electoral Commission from participating in the December polls as a presidential aspirant angrily said he had spent $ 6million on his campaign vehicles alone and, therefore, accused the EC of being unfair to him.

The leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC) in South West has rejected call by governorship aspirants jostling for party's governorship ticket for July 14 poll, that APC should adopt direct primary election system.

Abdullahi said the new date was fixed after due consultation between the APC National Working Committee (NWC), aspirants and other stakeholders.

As the 2016 governorship election in Edo State beckons, Mr Anselm Ojezua, the state chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, has warned party leaders to eschew creating tension in the party as a result of their loyalty to any of the governorship aspirants of the party, assuring that the party will be fair to all aspirants during the primaries.

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development and Governorship Aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Kayode Fayemi, has denied media reports that he stormed out of a meeting of the party's South West leaders with Ekiti State governorship aspirants in Abuja on Tuesday.

What will you tell Governor Adams Oshiomhole and the aspirants in APC ahead of Edo State governorship election?

The All People's Congress» (APC) aspirant, together with 12 other presidential aspirants, were disqualified from contesting in this year's presidential elections by the Electoral Commission for failing to meet the electoral requirement of filling their nomination forms.

Banire who also opposed the decision of the Lagos State chapter to conduct primaries election for all the aspirants in a centralized location said that, the decision was alien to the party and not in the APC constitution.

The statement reads, «Concerned by the developments within the Ekiti State Chapter of our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), with respect to the huge number of Governorship Aspirants and the botched primary election of Saturday, 5th May, 2018, the leadership of the party from the South West geo - political zone on Tuesday, 8th May, 2018 met in Abuja with the 33 Governorship Aspirants who participated in the primary election to review the circumstances that led to the disruption of the election.

He said some aspirants, who wanted to contest the governorship seat in 2019 under the banner of the APC, had indicated their interest either in writing or through physical representation.

Meanwhile, a former Governor of Ekiti State, Segun Oni; Senior Special Assistant to the President, Babafemi Ojudu; a former member of the House of Representatives, Opeyemi Bamidele, and 24 other aspirants in the primary have rejected the directive by the APC National Working Committee that the aborted primary election should continue from where it stopped.

The former Lagos State governor added that the leadership of the APC also demanded of the aspirants» cooperation and a promise that whoever emerges the party's candidate at the end of the May 7 primary (election) would be supported by all.

A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Dr. Tunji Abayomi, has accused the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, of causing crisis within the APC.

Crisis in the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Kaduna State has forced Shunom Adinga, one of the 100 aspirants that have shown interest to contest May...

«In view of our confidence, preparedness and the popularity of our candidate, we declare and urge the APC to put forward its two frontline aspirants in one pot, namely: Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and Alhaji Atiku as joint presidential candidates with their collective credentials and followership to face our president, Goodluck Jonathan.

Nigeria's erstwhile Vice-President and a presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has pleaded with party's delegates from Kano...